Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market

MONDAY 3^RD OCTOBER 2022

Stock still coming forward in substantial numbers with 902 cattle and 2,087 sheep on offer.

Trade remaining firm with plenty of highlights for the best.

The Store & Breeding Cattle section had a ‘capped’ entry of 586 animals with a few carried over for next Monday.

Once again Bakewell vendors enjoyed a tremendous trade for store cattle both young and old.

Steers reached the astonishing price of £1,760 with heifers £1,420 and feeding bulls £1,410.

In the breeding section cows with calves reached £1,800 with in calvers £1,620.

Whether we shall continue to see such large numbers remains to be seen, but if you have stores to sell try not to leave it till the last minute to book them in.

There were 136 finished cattle forward with the best on offer to 289p and £2,081 per head.

The 46 heifers averaged 253 pence giving some indication of the level of trade.

149 OTM and feeding cattle this week with the top figures 246p and £2,145.  The overall average remains at a very solid 170.4 pence almost exactly the same as last week.

A short week for calves with only 31 for sale, bulls made £320 and heifers £220.

A good turnout of sheep bearing in mind that many regular vendors purchased theaves and rams at last week’s sales.

There were 1389 lambs with top figures 282p and £146.34 per head.

Price very dependant on the level of finish with the heavier well meated lambs making their money and the plainer types harder to sell.

680 cull sheep on parade with a good proportion of plain sorts in the entry.  Ewes sold to £154, but the average was back somewhat at £68.44.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Thursday 6^th October: Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale

Friday 7^th October: Store Lambs

Friday 14^th October: HPLS Suckled Calves

Saturday 15^th October: HPLS Hill Sheep

BAKEWELL SHEEP SALES 2022

Farm Sales

Thursday 20^th October: Home Farm, Wigwell

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BAKEWELL MARKET SPECIAL ENTRIES MONDAY 10TH OCTOBER

 149 Barren, OTM and Feeding Cows overall average 170.5p/kg (£1,136)

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

A massive turnout again from 72 different vendors from a wide radius all showing cows in Bakewell.  Plenty of lean cows about as it’s the time of year with the long dry summer and now cold nights having an effect on the cows.  Trade very hot once again with 28 cows topping £2/kg with 14 buyers operating at ringside and strong competition from start to finish.  Pure Blonde cows topped at 246 (£1992) for Messrs Richardson with another good cows from G Wainwright at 234p.  Plenty of very good fed cows 200-218p with a big number £1500-£1700.

Results:

Gross Prices:

55 Black & White and ex Dairy Cows ave 156.2p

The best just as good but a lot plainer hard worked cows about.

Best Cows 175-186p

Big Framed Holstein 160-170p

Plainer Parlour Holsteins 150-160p

Leaner Smaller Cows 140-150p

Not many under 120p

The best today:

5 OTM Bulls

8 OTM Steers

136 FINISHED CATTLE – overall average 241.8p/kg

(Auctioneer Oliver Hiles)

An excellent show again of 49 bulls and 87 clean from 47 vendors selling to a big crowd of buyers creating 24 different accounts.  Competition drives the price and the only way to create competition is to market them on their legs to a big audience of potential buyers at Bakewell.

49 Young Bulls ave 218.8p

The third week of similar numbers which Is great to see.  Better bulls 248p plus with the best up to 274 pence for a good shaped Limousin from Robert Hardy, Cauldon Low with a couple of big boys from David Goddard over £2000.  9 Friesians averaged 210p and sold up to 221p with 8 Shorthorn to 210p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

41 Steers ave 230p/kg

Good numbers and a solid trade for all with 5 B/W and 6 Angus all in todays figures.  Best suckler steers topped at 288p for James Wardman to gross £1906 with John Grummett at 287p grossing up to £2003.  Angus to 234p with B/W to 203p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

46 Heifers ave 253.1p/kg

As good an average as we have had although none over the £3 mark today.  Mark Hambleton was closest selling his Lims to 298p or £1990 with his other at 291p (£2002).  Keith Harrop had 295p (£1976) with a posh Friesian from Rob Hall at 292p.  5 Hereford to 248p and Angus to 245p.

Results:

Gross Prices:

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE – (Auctioneer Alastair Sneddon)

An outstanding entry of store & breeding cattle sold on a great trade from start to finish with the younger sorts a better trade and the strong short finish cattle looking very dear again.

The sale started with a few Breeding Cattle which included:

Dispersal from G & O Carthy, Barton Under Needwood

Other Breeding Stock included:

There were 12 Feeding Cows including:

16 Feeding Bulls

Sample Results:

336 Steers ave £961

A great selection with customers present to bid for all varieties.  Top quality cattle making the headlines, but all types well received.

Angus & Hereford still very popular.

Several big bunches of B/W which looked very well sold.

Sample Results:

172 Heifers ave £824

Strong trade from start to finish with all types in strong demand.

Angus & Herefords selling well.

The following details indicate the level of prices.

Sample Results:

31 CALVES (Auctioneer Ivor Lowe)

A reduced entry but those forward rewarded with a strong trade for all types.

B Blue bulls topped at £320 and heifers to £220 with a competitive trade for all.

Bulls

B Blue                 £320     Holtwood Farms, Doveridge

B Blue                 £290     Holtwood Farms, Doveridge

Heifers

B Blue                 £220     Holtwood Farms, Doveridge

1389 Lambs, 680 Ewes & Rams & 21 Store Sheep

 (Auctioneers Peter Oven & Mark Elliott)

An outstanding show of 2090 sheep included 1389 lambs.  Despite demand being easier at the end of last week, trade at Bakewell saw demand as good as recent weeks with a new retail buyer operating today.  Best heavy butchers lambs peaked at 282p/kg with overweight butchers lambs to 250p/kg.  Top gross price of £146.34 per head.  The overall market average 230.83p/kg.

Leading Prices: –

Averages:

680 Cull Sheep

A tremendous entry of 680 cull and grazing ewes sold to a wide range of buyers with 6 grazing buyers operating as well as the regulars.  Best heavy Texel ewes in short supply peaking at £154/head and the top 10 pens averaging £143.  Best Suffolks in the £125-£138 bracket.  Mule ewes harder to sell this week but lacking in the big heavy sorts this week.

Ewes to £154                Ave £68.44

Rams to £149                Ave £95.21